Tilima Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tilima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tilima (141) may also be a first name.

Tilima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tilima Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tilima (Hindi: तिलिमा, Marathi: ितलीमा, Oriya: ତିଲିମା) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tilima is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Tilima live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 778,371st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 141 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 88 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 4 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Tilima exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiliema9224/
Tielima921/
Tailima921/
Tilimga921/
Tailimah863/
Tilimmaj861/
Tilimass861/
Tailimad861/
Tilema83288/
Telima83168/
Tulima8314/
Tilimo8311/
Tilime839/
Tilimi836/
Telisma77784/
Thelima77355/
Tulimau77142/
Tulimaa7746/
Tuulima7732/
Titlimi7723/
Telimaa7722/
Telimai7712/
Tilemas779/
Teilimo778/
Tilimet777/
Teslima774/
Tilemma772/
Teilimi771/
Teulima771/
Télisma771/
Telimad771/
Telimah771/
Thilema771/
Tiolime771/
Tielema771/
Tilemai771/
Tilimmi771/
Tilimot771/
Tilisme771/
Tulimai771/
Tilemea771/
Tajlima771/
Tlehima771/
Telaaima7114/
Telismat7113/
Telimahe714/
Thélisma712/
Tilismot712/
Thelioma712/
Thelimat711/
Tailimoi711/
Tielieme711/
Tajleima711/
Tilimetz711/
Theulima711/
Teluma67865/
Telema67440/
Tuluma67195/
Telimo6757/
Tulema6751/
Telimi6733/
Tulimo6725/
Tilemi6719/
Telyma6717/
Telime6713/
Tilemo676/
Thelismat676/
Tileme675/
Tylyma675/
Thelismas674/
Tilismott673/
Ttelaaima671/
Tylime671/

Tilima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tilima in the Oriya language
ତିଲିମାtilima-
Tilima in the Marathi language
ितलीमाitalima-
Tilima in the Hindi language
तिलिमाtilima66.67
तीलीमाtilima33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tilima
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